diff --git a/apps/search/views.py b/apps/search/views.py
index 9a3341db66..af49ae21a2 100644
--- a/apps/search/views.py
+++ b/apps/search/views.py
@@ -368,15 +368,17 @@ def ajax_search_suggestions(request):
                 })
 
         # Categories.
-        cats = (Category.objects
-                .filter(Q(application=request.APP.id) |
-                        Q(type=amo.ADDON_SEARCH)))
-        if cat == 'personas':
-            cats = cats.filter(type=amo.ADDON_PERSONA)
-        elif cat == 'apps':
+        cats = Category.objects
+        if cat == 'apps':
             cats = cats.filter(type=amo.ADDON_WEBAPP)
         else:
-            cats = cats.exclude(type__in=[amo.ADDON_PERSONA, amo.ADDON_WEBAPP])
+            cats = cats.filter(Q(application=request.APP.id) |
+                               Q(type=amo.ADDON_SEARCH))
+            if cat == 'personas':
+                cats = cats.filter(type=amo.ADDON_PERSONA)
+            else:
+                cats = cats.exclude(type__in=[amo.ADDON_PERSONA,
+                                              amo.ADDON_WEBAPP])
 
         for c in cats:
             if not c.name:
diff --git a/media/js/impala/suggestions.js b/media/js/impala/suggestions.js
index 7ae043f19b..43a8fe8212 100644
--- a/media/js/impala/suggestions.js
+++ b/media/js/impala/suggestions.js
@@ -18,17 +18,16 @@ $.fn.highlightTerm = function(val) {
 };
 
 
-$.fn.searchSuggestions = function(results) {
+$.fn.searchSuggestions = function($results) {
     var $self = this,
-        $form = $self.closest('form'),
-        $results = results;
+        $form = $self.closest('form');
 
     if (!$results.length) {
         return;
     }
 
     // Some base elements that we don't want to keep creating on the fly.
-    var cat = $form.find('input[name=cat]').val(),
+    var cat = $results.attr('data-cat'),
         msg;
     if (cat == 'personas') {
         msg = gettext('Search personas for <b>{0}</b>');
@@ -147,8 +146,8 @@ $.fn.searchSuggestions = function(results) {
             );
 
             $.ajaxCache({
-                url: $results.attr('data-src'),
-                data: $form.serialize(),
+                url: $form.serialize() + '&cat=' + cat,
+                data: fields,
                 newItems: function(formdata, items) {
                     var eventName;
                     if (items !== undefined) {
diff --git a/templates/impala/search.html b/templates/impala/search.html
index a6f4b858bd..98b90cd064 100644
--- a/templates/impala/search.html
+++ b/templates/impala/search.html
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
          src="{{ media('img/zamboni/global/btn-search.png') }}"></button>
   {% if search_cat != 'collections' and waffle.switch('search-suggestions') %}
     <div id="site-search-suggestions"
+         data-cat="{{ search_placeholder or search_cat }}"
          data-src="{{ url('search.suggestions') }}"></div>
   {% endif %}
 </form>
diff --git a/templates/search.html b/templates/search.html
index 4dc476c913..0a1caf3b03 100644
--- a/templates/search.html
+++ b/templates/search.html
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
          src="{{ media('img/zamboni/global/btn-search.png') }}">
   {% if search_cat != 'collections' and waffle.switch('search-suggestions') %}
     <div id="site-search-suggestions"
+         data-cat="{{ search_placeholder or search_cat }}"
          data-src="{{ url('search.suggestions') }}"></div>
   {% endif %}
 </form>